"[1] Francis Chase Jr., in his book Sound and Fury: An Informal History of Broadcasting, described Club Matinee as being unique in its approach to comedy.
He wrote, "Here is a zany piece of merriment, inauspiciously insinuated into your afternoon listening, which has become the most haphazard, the screwiest, the most anything-can-happen-affair to hit the air waves.
"[3] He added that the program discovered, developed and built "new and different comedy which, sooner or later, finds its way onto the big commercial shows.
When he decided that Thomas Garrison Morfit (his real name) was too cumbersome for broadcasting, he had a contest on the program, asking listeners to send in suggestions for a name that he could use.
[5] Singers who appeared on the program included Annette King,[6] Nancy Martin,[7] Clark Dennis, Johnny Johnston, Evelyn Lynne, Phil Shukin, the Escorts and Betty, the Three Romeos,[2] and Sam Cowling.